In this teaching we're going to look at the nature of the pressure that was being applied to Daniel and his friends. The issue for Daniel, Shadrach, Mechach and Abed-nego was a religious issue. The issue, as Daniel records the account, was the issue of Who they worshiped, and how they worshiped. They were trying to remain true to the God of their youth, the God who was their creator. And the pressure was on them to embrace foreign religions, new religions.